"I couldn't love what I'm seeing more right now": Gauff under former Agassi coach Gilbert gains high praise from Roddick

Andy Roddick highlighted the growth of Coco Gauff since teaming up with former Agassi coach Brad Gilbert.

Roddick praised the improvements that the American young star has shown on the WTA tour in recent weeks. Brad Gilbert, a distinguished coach who previously worked with Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, and Kei Nishikori among others, joined Gauff's team on a trial basis.

In the same week that Gilbert became part of Coco Gauff's coaching team, the World No. 7 secured the biggest title of her career by winning the WTA 500 DC Open.

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The 19-year-old athlete boasts a record of 10-1 in matches during this US Open swing, which spans from the end of Wimbledon to her partnership with Gilbert. Former World No. 1 Andy Roddick commented on the significance of Gilbert's involvement and Gauff's improvements in her game.

"Brad is a genius at taking very complex things and simplifying them. We’re going to focus on these two things out of the gate and we’re going to do it all practice right. Then those things are covered, three days later we’re going to add in something else. He’s very good at layering in information and simplifying gameplay," he said said.

"He’s a master strategist, there’ll be no shot that any one of the opponents is going to hit, there's one they hit sometimes and one they hit under pressure, he’s very good at finding the differentiators between those two because they’re not always the same."

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"Her being able to get in and coming into the net, I feel like she’s making those decisions before she’s actually hitting an approach shot. There’s a sense of commitment to it all. Sticking the forehand cross court, taking big swings on the backhand, mixing up pace up the line, I just couldn’t love what I’m seeing from Coco Gauff more right now," Roddik claimed.

The good results continue for Gauff, who secured her spot in the final of the Western & Southern Cincinnati Open, her first final in a WTA 1000 event. The American defeated Mayar Sherif, Linda Noskova, Jasmine Paolini, and achieved an epic victory against World No. 1 Iga Swiatek throughout the tournament.

This win marked the end of her seven-match losing streak against the Polish player.

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